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Integrating gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes care into primary health care: Lessons from prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa - A mixed methods study.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundImplementation of the programmes for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) into antenatal care over the last three decades could inform implementation of interventions for other health ...
Jean Claude Mutabazi, Pascal Roland Enok Bonong, Helen Trottier, Lisa Jayne Ware, Shane A Norris, Katherine Murphy, Naomi Levitt, Christina Zarowsky   +7 more
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Optimised paediatric antiretroviral treatment to achieve the 95-95-95 goals

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2021
While the progress towards reaching the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets in South African adults seems promising, the progress in the paediatric population is lagging far behind; only 79% percent of children living with HIV know their status.
Moherndran Archary, Riana van Zyl, Nosisa Sipambo, Gillian Sorour   +3 more
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Addressing the migrant gap: maternal healthcare perspectives on utilising prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa

Global Health Action, 2022
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programming in South Africa. In 2020, it was estimated that there were 4 million cross-border migrants in South Africa, some of whom are women ...
Melanie A. Bisnauth, Ashraf Coovadia, Mary Kawonga, Jo Vearey   +3 more
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Evaluation of an SMS-based mHealth intervention to enhance early infant diagnosis follow-up testing and assessment of postnatal prophylaxis

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2021
Background: Adherence to infant antiretroviral (ARV) postnatal prophylaxis and early infant diagnosis (EID) uptake is low in Africa. Promoting EID and adherence are necessary for this age group.
Anele Dube-Pule, Brian C. Zanoni, Cathy Connolly, Majahonkhe Shabangu, Moherndran Archary   +4 more
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Nurses’ compliance with prevention of mother-to-child transmission national guidelines in selected sites in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2015
Background: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) implemented a prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV infection programme in maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) services in 2001 with nurses as key personnel. To date there is no
Augustin R.M. Amboko, Petra Brysiewicz
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Evaluasi PMTCT (Prevention Mother To Child Transmission) pada IRT dengan HIV di Jatim

Journal of Health Science and Prevention, 2020
HIV/AIDS dengan proporsi penularan dari ibu ke bayi sebesar lebih dari 1% di masyarakat merupakan indikator dari kondisi generalized level. Kondisi ini merupakan keadaan gawat darurat dimana penularan dari ibu ke bayi sudah sangat tinggi.
Linda Prasetyaning Widayanti
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Men care too: a qualitative study examining women’s perceptions of fathers’ engagement in early childhood development (ECD) during an ECD program for HIV-positive mothers in Malawi

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives Integrated early childhood development (ECD) and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) interventions rarely target fathers, a missed opportunity given existing research demonstrating that father involvement improves maternal and ...
Linda Richter, Thomas J Coates, Tijana Temelkovska, Pericles Kalande, Evelyn Udedi, Laurie Bruns, Siyenunu Mulungu, Julie Hubbard, Sundeep Gupta, Kathryn Dovel   +9 more
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Women’s utilisation of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2018
Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) can be prevented when HIV-positive pregnant women use effective prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services.
Tefera G. Negash, Valerie J. Ehlers
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Translating Research into Practice in Low-Resource Countries: Progress in Prevention of Maternal to Child Transmission of HIV in Nigeria

Nursing Research and Practice, 2013
Background. Research related to prevention of maternal to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV is dynamic and rapidly changing and has provided evidence-based interventions and policies for practitioners.
Y. Ogbolu, E. N. Iwu, S. Zhu, J. V. Johnson   +3 more
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Factors associated with male partner involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in the Gokwe North District, Zimbabwe: A qualitative study

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020
Male partners’ involvement in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) intervention programmes is crucial in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV.
Vimbai Chibango
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